Terras Gauda Etiqueta Negra 2019 White Wine

Elaboration

Rías Baixas built its global reputation on fresh, unoaked Albariño — and that reputation is entirely deserved. But Terras Gauda's Black Label exists to ask a more demanding question: what happens when Galicia's finest native varieties are treated with the same ambition as the great white Burgundies? The answer is the Etiqueta Negra. A blend of Albariño for aromatic intensity and palate fullness, Loureiro for its extraordinary floral contribution, and Caíño Blanco for the structure and distinctive character that binds the blend together — then aged for five months in French oak to add the layers of toast, pastry cream, nutmeg and spice that transform a great Galician white into something genuinely extraordinary. Terras Gauda is one of Spain's leading wine groups, with four wineries across the country's finest appellations and a philosophy built on respecting the individuality of each terroir while sharing the expertise that only a group of this calibre can bring. The Black Label is where that expertise meets its highest expression.